A shipment from Rwanda to the Central African Republic took four months by road, underscoring the barriers to Africa’s digital trade ambitions.
By
Vincent Owino
Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Kenya is among three countries piloting a new digital platform meant to fast-track Africa’s single market, but exporters say the real obstacles to integration remain on the ground – poor transport infrastructure and restrictive movement policies.
Finance Minister Khamis Mussa Omar has called for accelerated digital customs reforms and stronger regional cooperation as…
An argument that Africa’s economic growth depends on freer cross-border labour mobility, noting that most migration is already…
Public-private partnerships that align infrastructure strategies with trade, integration, and long-term economic transformation…
Technology, infrastructure and demographics are converging to position Africa as one of the world’s most compelling long-term…
This increases the cost of intra-Africa trade, which is still grappling with other barriers.
The African Union's ambitious vision of a single, integrated digital market by 2030 holds immense promise for the continent,…
Africa is the key to sustained global growth
